Oklahoma County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Oklahoma County's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
3.4%
2023
5.6%
Total change
+2.2 pp
% change
+64.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.4% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -3.4 pp (-100%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.8% | — |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +0.4 pp (6.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -0.6 pp (-9.7%) |